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Fab Toolmakers Target Advanced-Node Production

Apr 13, 2017

Naura Technology (formerly Beijing Sevenstar Electronics) has started shipping ion etch equipment for the manufacture of 14nm chips to chipmakers, while Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) is being engaged in the development of etch ...

Tags: chipmakers, Electronics, chip

Tsinghua Unigroup of China to Buy 25% Stake in Two More Taiwanese Chip Assemblers--Such Acquisitions Seen to Bring Ample Capital Without Management Takeover

Dec 21, 2015

Tsinghua Unigroup of mainland China announced on Dec. 11 to acquire a 24.9 percent holding in Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. (SPIL) and a 25 percent stake in ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) Ltd. for total cost of NT$68.8 billion ...

Tags: Tsinghua Unigroup, semiconductor, Processing Machinery

China IC Foundries Gearing up for MEMS Market Boom

Sep 16, 2015

IC foundries based in China and Taiwan are all gearing up for rapid demand growth for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices driven by a new wave of expansion for the Internet of Things (IoT), according to industry observers. The ...

Tags: MEMS sensors, MEMS products

China Eyeing Acquistions to Advance IC Processes

Sep 4, 2015

More advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes and more production capacity for special processes are likely to emerge in China during the country's 13th five-year economic plan period which ranges from 2015-2020 thanks to equity ...

Tags: semiconductor, Integrated Circuit

China to Implement Semiconductor Investment Plans

Jun 18, 2015

China has begun to implement its investment plans aiming to boost development of the local semiconductor industry, and will inject a total of CNY600 billion (US$19.4 billion) into the industry over the next five years, according to industry ...

Tags: Semiconductor Industry, Semiconductor

IC Design Houses Placed 28nm Chip Orders at TSMC

Aug 5, 2014

More than 10 China-based IC design houses and IC design service companies have placed 28nm chip orders at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), indicating the strengthening competitiveness of China-based IC suppliers, according ...

Tags: IC suppliers, IC

China IC Production Is Forecast to Exhibit a Very Strong 2012-2017 CAGR of 17.6 Percent

Aug 5, 2013

IC Insights’ new 250-page Mid-Year Update to the 2013 McClean Report, which is slated to be released by the end of July, describes why a very clear distinction should be made between the IC market (i.e., consumption) in China and IC ...

Tags: IC Companies, IC Production

SMIC Announced that Mr. Sean Maloney an Independent Non-Executive Director

Jun 24, 2013

According to the news reported by PR Newswire on June 18, SMIC announced that Mr. Sean Maloney has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of SMIC came into effect on June 15, 2013. And Dr. Gao Yonggang has served as SMIC's ...

Tags: Executive Director, SMIC Non-executive Director

Seven O-S-D Product Categories and Device Groups Reached Record-High Sales in 2012

Mar 18, 2013

Seven O-S-D product categories and device groups reached record-high sales in 2012 compared to 14 new records being set in 2011, according to data shown in the 2013 edition of IC Insights’ O-S-D Report, A Market Analysis and Forecast ...

Tags: opto sensor, Optoelectronics, sensor

Samsung Was by Far The 300mm Capacity Leader in 2012

Feb 25, 2013

Samsung was by far the 300mm capacity leader in 2012 having about 61% more 300mm capacity than second-place SK Hynix, says IC Insights. Intel was the only other company that held a double-digit share of 300mm capacity at the end of 2012. ...

Tags: capacity leader, electronics, market share

This Year No. 2 Foundry Belongs to Samsung

Jan 16, 2013

Samsung was the third largest foundry in 2012 and expects to be the second largest foundry in 2013, says IC Insights. TSMC's 2012 sales were almost 4x that of second-ranked GlobalFoundries and more than 10x the sales of the fifth-ranked ...

Tags: Samsung, IC Insights, company news

AmWINS Has Purchased a Niche Managing General Underwriter

Nov 29, 2012

US specialty insurance products distributor has purchased a niche Managing General Underwriter, Special Markets Insurance Consultants (Smic), for an undisclosed sum. Established in 1985, Smic offers student accident medical, catastrophe ...

Tags: AmWINS, Special Markets Insurance Consultants, insurance consult

The Process Technology Gap Between The Top Foundries and The Others Is a Enormousa

Sep 26, 2012

The process technology gap between the top foundries and the others is a enormousa,says IC Insights. Only four companies out of 18 pure-play foundries can make leading edge ICs and only four others have a 90nm capability. a In 2012,TSMC ...

Tags: IC, TSMC, UMC, SMIC, FinFET IC technology, Electrical&Electronics

TSMC Will Lead The Foundry Pack by a Massive 4X Margin Over No.2 GloFo,Says IC Insights

Aug 22, 2012

TSMC will lead the foundry pack by a massive 4x margin over No.2 GloFo, says IC Insights. The top ten players in 2012 will be, says IC Insights: $bn TSMC 16.7 GloFo 4.3 ...

Tags: TSMC, Samsung, Apple, IC Foundry

Top Tools Makers Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron Are Unenthusiastic About 450mm

Jul 13, 2012

Top tools makers Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron are unenthusiastic about the possible transition to 450mm,reports the Wall Street Journal. Applied corporate vp Kirk Hassrjian told the WSJ that it would be difficult to convince ...

Tags: Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, IFS 2012, TSMC, ASML

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